{"id":114459,"date":"2026-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?p=114459"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:06:34","slug":"washington-extends-ceasefire-with-iran-until-a-deal-is-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/04\/22\/washington-extends-ceasefire-with-iran-until-a-deal-is-reached\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington extends ceasefire with Iran until a deal is reached"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends. <\/strong>It\u2019s a reasonably quiet morning across the region at midweek, and the big news is (as it has been for nearly two months) in geopolitics:<\/p>\n

From the Dept. of Making Up Your Own Offramp: <\/strong>The ceasefire has been extended \u2014 and so has Washington\u2019s blockade of Iran\u2019s ports. US President Donald Trump says he extended the ceasefire until \u201cdiscussions are concluded,\u201d<\/a> \u2014 and Tehran says it never asked<\/a> for the extension and is once again threatening to break the US blockade by force. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s entirely unclear whether Iran (or Israel, for that matter) will also abide by the <\/strong>ceasefire<\/strong>, which an adviser to Iran\u2019s lead negotiator dismissed as insignificant. And the next round of Washington-Tehran talks? It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a faint ray of hope for the region\u2019s IPO markets. <\/strong>We think they\u2019re largely shut until September, but these things can turn on a dime. The big one to watch is out of long-sleepy Egypt, where the sale of 30% or more of Banque du Caire continues to hold the interest of anchor investors in New York, London, and beyond.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also keeping an eye this morning on the continuing sovereign restructuring<\/strong> in Abu Dhabi \u2014 and big Emirati outfits continue to do cross-border M&A despite the war. <\/p>\n

Feel free to reply to this email <\/strong>if you have questions, comments, or ideas \u2014 we read every email \u2014 and we\u2019ll see you back here on Friday to wrap the week together. \u2013Patrick + Salma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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